Upcoming Workshops
Constellations in the Field™ Horse-guided Group Session 2023
Saturday 10am to 1pm | 28 January |25 March | 22 April More info and to register
Saturday 10am to 1pm | 28 January |25 March | 22 April More info and to register
NEWSFLASH: SPRING 2023
6 Days Immersive Training Programme in Systemic Coaching with Horses
We are registering interest for a pilot immersive programme in systemic coaching with horses.
If you're a healing practitioner, therapist or coach who is considering incorporating horse-led coaching into your practise, please contact us: call or email.
6 Days Immersive Training Programme in Systemic Coaching with Horses
We are registering interest for a pilot immersive programme in systemic coaching with horses.
If you're a healing practitioner, therapist or coach who is considering incorporating horse-led coaching into your practise, please contact us: call or email.
What is systemic constellation?
It’s a therapeutic model developed by German philosopher and psychotherapist Bert Hellinger. It departs from mainstream therapies in that it recognises that individuals are part of ‘systems’ – within a family, at the workplace, or even cultural and tribal contexts. Furthermore, systemic constellation acknowledges ancestral legacies – loyalties and resources at the soul level.
Often, the source of our challenges are not confined to our individual problems or circumstances alone, but are systemic and relational in nature, and sometimes, even inter-generational, cultural or historical. We are not always conscious of the gifts or challenges we carry from our ancestral line, and giving back what is not ours can free us, while gaining insight into the gifts bestowed upon us can help us embrace and manifest in powerful ways.
During a session, you will be guided to create a 'living map' of aspects or elements of the issue you are facing. This facilitated exploration brings to light the hidden dynamics, underlying entanglements and perhaps even unconscious ancestral legacies which lie at the root of an issue. This is an embodied and experience-based process which allows us to tap into the Knowing Field and our own body's knowing. We can transcend the narratives that may bind us to reveal deeper truths and opportunities for healing, insight and direction.
Horse-Guided Systemic Constellation
A systemic constellation session, with the horse as guide and co-facilitator, offers us an alternative way of connecting with and immersing ourselves in the Knowing Field. For more information into this type of equine-assisted therapy, you can read Shivaun's article in The Knowing Field issue #28, 2021 here.
Often, the source of our challenges are not confined to our individual problems or circumstances alone, but are systemic and relational in nature, and sometimes, even inter-generational, cultural or historical. We are not always conscious of the gifts or challenges we carry from our ancestral line, and giving back what is not ours can free us, while gaining insight into the gifts bestowed upon us can help us embrace and manifest in powerful ways.
During a session, you will be guided to create a 'living map' of aspects or elements of the issue you are facing. This facilitated exploration brings to light the hidden dynamics, underlying entanglements and perhaps even unconscious ancestral legacies which lie at the root of an issue. This is an embodied and experience-based process which allows us to tap into the Knowing Field and our own body's knowing. We can transcend the narratives that may bind us to reveal deeper truths and opportunities for healing, insight and direction.
Horse-Guided Systemic Constellation
A systemic constellation session, with the horse as guide and co-facilitator, offers us an alternative way of connecting with and immersing ourselves in the Knowing Field. For more information into this type of equine-assisted therapy, you can read Shivaun's article in The Knowing Field issue #28, 2021 here.
About Shivaun Woolfson SMACCPH

Shivaun is a published author and historian who has worked in both academic and community settings. As a trained counsellor, addictions specialist and constellator, she has worked extensively with individuals, families and groups.
She lived and worked in the US before relocating to the UK in 2000. As a community organiser at the Miami Dade Community Anti-Drug Coalition, she worked with local faith communities to address issues of youth violence, drug addiction and domestic abuse. As a counsellor in the Spectrum Rehabilitation Drug Program, she was engaged with case management and family therapy services. Later, she became director of Regis House which offered a comprehensive programme for at-risk youth, overseeing counselling, educational, psycho-social and health-related services for youth and their families. As a Senior Tutor at Goldsmiths, University of London, Shivaun was responsible for the development and delivery of a 2 year programme which included the following components: apprenticeship/placement scheme, counselling, community and youth work studies, and individual and group counselling sessions.
Shivaun's qualifications include a Phd in History (University of Sussex) and B.A. in Social Work and Counselling (Union Institute Miami). She is a certified Systemic Constellations practitioner/ Constellator and trained with Gaye Donaldson, Judith Hemming, Chris Williams and Jutta ten Herkel at the Centre for Systemic Constellations UK. She trained with Ruud Knaapen in Systemic Horse Assisted Coaching (Wind Organisatieontwikkeling Netherlands) and with Emma Ross as an EAPD (Equine Assisted Personal Development) facilitator (Intuitive Horse UK). She is a Senior Member of Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists, and Hypnotherapists (ACCPH), and a member of The Complementary Medical Association UK (CMA) and the International Systemic Constellations Association (ISCA). Insurance ZUR-CMA/17/04/189. Her practice, Creative Constellation, is a CPD Member and Provider.
She lived and worked in the US before relocating to the UK in 2000. As a community organiser at the Miami Dade Community Anti-Drug Coalition, she worked with local faith communities to address issues of youth violence, drug addiction and domestic abuse. As a counsellor in the Spectrum Rehabilitation Drug Program, she was engaged with case management and family therapy services. Later, she became director of Regis House which offered a comprehensive programme for at-risk youth, overseeing counselling, educational, psycho-social and health-related services for youth and their families. As a Senior Tutor at Goldsmiths, University of London, Shivaun was responsible for the development and delivery of a 2 year programme which included the following components: apprenticeship/placement scheme, counselling, community and youth work studies, and individual and group counselling sessions.
Shivaun's qualifications include a Phd in History (University of Sussex) and B.A. in Social Work and Counselling (Union Institute Miami). She is a certified Systemic Constellations practitioner/ Constellator and trained with Gaye Donaldson, Judith Hemming, Chris Williams and Jutta ten Herkel at the Centre for Systemic Constellations UK. She trained with Ruud Knaapen in Systemic Horse Assisted Coaching (Wind Organisatieontwikkeling Netherlands) and with Emma Ross as an EAPD (Equine Assisted Personal Development) facilitator (Intuitive Horse UK). She is a Senior Member of Accredited Counsellors, Coaches, Psychotherapists, and Hypnotherapists (ACCPH), and a member of The Complementary Medical Association UK (CMA) and the International Systemic Constellations Association (ISCA). Insurance ZUR-CMA/17/04/189. Her practice, Creative Constellation, is a CPD Member and Provider.
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Services & Fees
Family and systemic constellation sessions are available on the following basis:
For queries, to book an appointment, or to discuss a customised workshop for your community group, organisation or company,please contact Shivaun via email or mobile.
Sliding Scale Fee (For Individuals)
Systemic Constellation £70-£90/session
Horse Guided Systemic Constellation £90-£120/session
- In-person session at our venue or remote via WhatsApp or Zoom
- Horse guided session at our venue or remote via WhatsApp or Zoom
For queries, to book an appointment, or to discuss a customised workshop for your community group, organisation or company,please contact Shivaun via email or mobile.
Sliding Scale Fee (For Individuals)
Systemic Constellation £70-£90/session
Horse Guided Systemic Constellation £90-£120/session
SUPERVISION FOR FAMILY & SYSTEMIC CONSTELLATION PRACTITIONERS
Available from April 2023 onwards, after completion of a year-long specialised training with Centre for Systemic Constellations, Shivaun will be offering supervision sessions for constellators and those working as family and systemic constellation practitioners. If you're interested,please contact Shivaun via email or mobile to arrange a discussion and to see if you think Shivaun will be a good fit for you and your practice.
Fee (For Practitioners) £100/session
Fee (For Practitioners) £100/session
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